Oh sure, I'm bombarded with advertisements for meds like Abilify to manage my bipolar! Guess what, I took Abilify, and it nearly ****ing killed me. Took Depakote, nearly killed myself. I don't think it's ignoring it so much as being afraid to do take that step, and it is scary. It's really scary. Television and the internet also are good at misinforming us on what depression is, and someone who's genuinely suffering from depression and not just unhappiness needs support. Depression is more than not wanting to do anything and thinking about killing yourself, it's not something just eating right and excercising will fix. It's not even just something pills will fix. It's not a magic fix, people like that need support, not someone telling them they need to pull themselves out of their pity party does **** all good for anyone.
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